chase your tail

/tʃeɪs jʊr teɪl/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. dar vueltas sin lograr nada

    • I feel like I'm chasing my tail with this project.

      Siento que estoy dando vueltas sin lograr nada con este proyecto.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

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Spanish

persecución

Close, figuratively — "chasing your tail" is a pursuit.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa chase your tail?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: I feel like I'm chasing my ___ with this project.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a chase your tail?

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